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MARTIN, Tenn. – U.S. military members who died in service to the country were remembered during the University of Tennessee at Martin’s 25 th Memorial Day Commemoration ceremony. The commemoration was held May 23 on the north plaza of the main campus between the Boling University Center and the Paul Meek Library. U.S. Rep.
House Republicans axed a section of their party-line megabill Monday that would have given the Trump administration more power over nonprofits’ tax-exempt status.
Jewish members of Congress have experienced a nearly fivefold increase in antisemitic harassment on Facebook since the start of the year, according to new ADL research.
Antisemitic harassment of Jewish members of Congress on Facebook has surged in recent months, increasing nearly fivefold amid a sharp rise in anti-Jewish sentiment across the country, according to a new report out May 8.
On April 30, Senators Roger Wicher (R-Miss.), and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) introduced the Lifting our Communities through Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure (LOCAL Infrastructure) Act of 2025 (S. 1481).
Wednesday, Senators Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Mark Warner, D-Va., introduced a bill that would increase reimbursement for remote monitoring in rural areas.
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Rural and remote populations see a higher percentage of chronic issues, as well as challenges in accessing care providers.
Remote health systems and hospitals are hesitant to embrace RPM because they can’t qualify for enough Medicare reimbursement to support those programs.
President Donald J. Trump has accomplished more in 100 days than most presidents do over an entire term — and he’s still just getting started. President Trump’s unprecedented work in the first 100 days has earned praise from across Capitol Hill and beyond.
US Rep. David Kustoff (second from right), R-Germantown, greets Paris residents (from left) Tara Wilson, Rob Goad and Monte Belew during lunch April 25 at the fish tent at the Henry County Fairgrounds.